Teamname: | Dolphin |
Fullname: | Dolphin Rugby Football Club |
Union: | IRFU |
Url: | dolphinrfc.com |
Capacity: | 8,008 |
President: | Kieran (Diesel) McCarthy |
Coach: | Eamonn Mills & Peter Scott |
Chairman: | Noel Hickey |
Pattern La1: | _goldborder |
Pattern B1: | _thin_goldhoops |
Pattern Ra1: | _goldborder |
Pattern So1: | _2 gold stripes |
Leftarm1: | 191970 |
Body1: | 191970 |
Rightarm1: | 191970 |
Shorts1: | 191970 |
Socks1: | 191970 |
Dolphin Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Cork. It was founded in 1902, by members of Dolphin Swimming Club seeking to find a wintertime activity. They play in Division 2C of the All-Ireland League.
Former Irish Coach, Declan Kidney played for the club in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Michael Kiernan, with 43, is the club's most capped international player. J S McCarthy and Terry Kingston both captained Ireland. Tomás O'Leary was the scrum half on Ireland's 2009 Grandslam winning team.The club's top try scorer in The AIB League & Cup is James Coughlan with 37, Coughlan was captain of the Munster side that beat Australia.In 2023-24 season, the club fielded more Adult Teams in competitive action than any other club in Munster, in fielding (6) 4 Adult Males sides, an U20.5 side and a Women's Team in Division 1 of the Munster League. In addition to this 3 Youth Sides, 3 Girls sides and 7 Minis teams.
The following have represented Ireland at full international level whilst playing with Dolphin;
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